Mishap; Ketch

15 Die In Launc [?] Mishap; Ketch Wrecked In Cook [?]

Two ships came to gri in Polynesian waters May. In one mishap ne

Maupiti, French Polynesi

15 people were drowm when a launch sank. In t other, the American ket Tiburon was wrecked lonely Suwarrow Atoll the Northern Cooks.

THE accident near Maupiti curred when the launch w i turning to Maupiti from th« auguration of a Mormon chap Huahine. The launch was the Me The launch is believed to been driven on to rocks or a re narrows leading into Maupiti’s lai To May 25, the bodies of oni of the 15 victims had been rccoi The ketch wrecked at Suwj Atoll was the 40 ft. Tiburon, * was on her way from Pago Pai Honolulu with owner Ed Vesse American, and his Samoan Volita.

The ketch called at Suwarroi May 4 and was wrecked there a tropical storm blew up, drivim on to a reef.

The Vesseys managed to get of their equipment ashore, where lived with the atoll’s only inhat New Zealander Tom Neale, until were picked up by the New Ze: frigate Pukaki.

The Pukaki was expected to< them in Tahiti on May 28.

"Apanui" in Trouble Another ship in trouble in was the 296-ton Cook Islands t Apanui, which sent out a May call on May 25 when she was miles north-east of Auckland.

The Apanui, which was on her to Suva after a refit in Auckland; battling heavy seas to get bao Auckland with a 10-degree listl The ship reported that she; making water fast and that the ; pumps had failed.

But after maritime authorities alerted ships and planes in the the Apanui’s master, Captain J. H lock, reported that one pumpc working and help was not needb The ship was carrying a crew « She reached Auckland on Maf